Morning Jolt: Everyone Gets a Spending Boost!

Greetings from Colorado Springs -- altitude 6,035 feet -- where I'm attempting to follow the locals' wise advice to drink water constantly. I've felt weird since I arrived; I spent two years in Ankara, Turkey (altitude 3,077 feet) and I had no problems; covered the 2008 Democratic convention in Denver (5,280 feet) and I had no problems; I made another trip to Evergreen, Colorado a few years ago (7,220 feet), and had no problems. . .but for some reason, on this trip I'm getting so dehydrated I need my own personal Tennessee Valley Authority irrigation project. But things are improving slowly. I fear that when I speak to the good folks at the Leadership Program of the Rockies tomorrow, I'm going to have an endless series of "Rubio moments."

The Trump Era Brings Its First Genuine Bipartisan Compromise

You get a spending boost! And you get a spending boost! And you get a spending boost!

I like this quote from Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst for Bankrate.com, weighing the deal that avoided any significant government shutdown:

On the one hand, a move to fund the government and suspend the ...

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Everyone Gets a Spending Boost! Jim Geraghty Greetings from Colorado Springs -- altitude 6,035 feet -- where I'm attempting to follow the locals' wise advice to drink water constantly. I've felt weird since I arrived; I spent two years in Ankara, Turkey (altitude 3,077 feet) and I had no problems; covered the 2008 Democratic convention in Denver (5,280 feet) and I had no problems; I made another trip to Evergreen, Colorado a few years ago (7,220 feet), and had no problems. . .but for some reason, on this trip I'm getting so dehydrated I need my own personal Tennessee Valley Authority irrigation project. But things are improving slowly. I fear that when I speak to the good folks at the Leadership Program of the Rockies tomorrow, I'm going to have an endless series of "Rubio moments." The Trump Era Brings Its First Genuine Bipartisan Compromise You get a spending boost! And you get a spending boost! And you get a spending boost! I like this quote from Mark Hamrick, senior economic analyst for Bankrate.com, weighing the deal that avoided any significant government shutdown: On the one hand, a move to fund the government and suspend the ... READ MORE Homeward Bound Kyle Smith Pity the pop-rock performer: If success comes to him, it normally comes too early. He tends to leave school young and half-educated, then find himself anointed as a god and redefined, before he... Our Infrastructure Is Not 'Crumbling' David Harsanyi Our Infrastructure Is Not 'Crumbling' ADVERTISEMENT The Vatican Cedes Authority to the All-Knowing Chinese State Jonah Goldberg 'Vita est lavorum." That's Latin for "Life is a job." I didn't learn that in school or even from a book. I learned that from Father Guido Sarducci. For younger readers, that name may draw... The Anti-Porter Conspiracy Mona Charen I'm having trouble understanding why Rob Porter had to resign his job as White House staff secretary (the person who manages the paper flow in the West Wing). Yes, yes, he was credibly accused... Gentry Liberals Now Own the Democratic Party Michael Barone Amid the brouhahas about the Nunes memo and immigration, an item from Greg Hinz of Crain's Chicago Business caught my eye. Demographers crunching census data estimate that Chicago's black... 'Visa Offsets': Why Amnesty Should Be Paired with Cuts to Legal Immigration Fred Bauer We live in an era of performative outrage, but it's worth trying to imagine a middle ground for the immigration issue. To that end, I offer the concept of "visa offsets": a way to provide... ADVERTISEMENT Why Liberalism Failed Patrick J. Deneen "Bold and provocative...takes up the always necessary, increasingly urgent task of locating the deeper intellectual and cultural traditions that shape our everyday lives.." — Fred Bauer, National Review LEARN MORE Military Parades in the USA NBA Players on the Move ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 19 West 44th Street, Suite 1701, New York, NY, 10036, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.